GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aver | to declare positively |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| countenance | look |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |